Iron County register., 1887-07-21
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

TIE time for the presentation Of claims
for the Twiges swords. captured at New
Orleans in 1882 by General b. F. Butler,
the return of which was authorized at the
last session of Congress, has expired,
and the Secretary of the Treasury has re-
ierred to the Court OF Claims all papers
received by him bearing upon the owner
ship OF the property.
THERE was a disastrous fire on the
| evening of the 18th, in New ork' In the
long-established photograph material
| house Of E. & 81. T. Anthony. The entire
| building was quickly ablaze. The Il re
originated among some chemicals stored
| In the rear on the third floor. The An
thongs will probably lose 100000
A MEMBER of the Hull Yacht Club OF
Boston, reports that on Sunday, the 10th,
while on board his yacht, which was
anchored between Deer and Long Is
lands, in Boston harbor, he saw a boat
containing five men capsize, a mile away.
He put out in a small boat for the place
where the accident occurred, but when
he arrived he could find nothing.
TIE town of Knightsviile, Ind, was
nearly destroyed on the morning OF the
| 18th by fire which started in the Indiana
Mercantile Company's general store. me
town had Just been rebuilt from pre-
vious fire. 1t had no fire department.
stroyed. The mercantile company's loss
| is sl2, 500, with s6, 600 insurance Other
| losses swell the aggregate to $33, 900; total
| insurance, $4,000.
DIspAroHEs from Addison, N. Y, OF the
| 18th, tell of great devastation by fire just
over the Pennsylvania State line. Many
thousands Of cords of tan bark, million
feet Of logs and large quantities OF man
ufactured lumber are destroyed, aad q
big trestle on the Addison & North Penn
sylvania railroad The fires were spread
ing.
A LIVELY fight is on at Washington
over the location Of the Kansas land
office.
THE convention Of the National Educa-
! tion Association began at Chicago on the
18th, with q very large attendance
A DESTRUCTIVE fire occurred at Port HUI
ron, Mich, on the 18th.
The conclave OF the Patriarchal Circle
was in session at Milwaukee, Wis, on
| the 18th.
ALEXANDER GAssNER, an Alsatan, COM
mitted suicide at New York on the 18th
A ROYAL yachting party, which included
the Crown Prince of Germ any, narrowly
escaped from being drowned in col
lision with a vessel of the English coas
on the 18th
MCDoUGALI, Logic & Co., oil and paint
manufacturers, Of Montreal, have failed.
Their direct liabilities are a quarter OF
million dollars.
LONDON rumors are to the effect that
the dominant party in Bulgaria are urg-
ing Prince Ferdinand to take immediate
possession of the throne and not wait for
action by the Powers.
ALL sorts of rumors are af1oat in Paris
concerning strained relations between
France and Germany, the most alarming
being that the German ambassador will
withdraw and return to Berlin 1mmedl-
ately.
GENERAL SIMON CAMERON sailed for Eu-
rope on the steamer Britannia on the 18th,
accompanied by Colonel Duffy, of Mariet-
ia, and L. F. Jerome, of New York.
THE Clinton IN. W centennial celebrs-
tion occurred on the 18th, President and
Mrs. Cleveland being present.
THERE were eight now cases OF fever re-
ported at Key West on the 18th, and one
| death.
GENERAL SIR REDvERs BULLER, under
secretary for Ireland, is in London con-
ferring with the governmental in reference
| to the state of Ireland.
THE jury in the case of Henry Cham ber-
lain, at New Haven, Conn, charged with
murder OF Margaret Ernest, May 10,
| brought in a verdict of murder in the
second degree, the penalty for which is
| Imprisonment for life.
| BURGLARS entered the store of E. H.
| Stanton, at Anaconda, Mont, on the
night of the 18th, opened the safe by the
use of combination, abstracted SC, 900
and escaped.
PUBLIC order is being maintained at
Honolulu. A new constitution is being
| formulated and will be presented to the
| King for his signature when approved by
| the Supreme Court judges and foreign
| representatives.
Mr.. GEORGE O. TRBvELYN has issued an
| election address to the Bridgeton voters,
strongly lndorsing the Gladstonian Irish
policy.
The Iowa Prohibitionists met on the
14th and nominated full State ticket
HENRY VAN OLDERMHEL, representing
Joseph Van Heypt, of Antwerp, Belgium,
| obtained an attachment on the 18th
| against Jules Van Doren, passenger on
| the steamer Westernland, which arrived
| in New York on that date. 1t is alleged
| that he ran away from Belgium with Van
Heypt's wife and $4,000 forms.
| WASHINGTON CITY is preparing great
reception for Boss Shepherd on his ar
| rival there.
| NEWS from Caudry, France, to Berlin
| papers, reports great perse cution of Ger
mans in that section.
| TIE inves tigation at Denver, Col, into
| the death Of John A. Weller has resulted
| in the arrest Of his widow on charge of
| poisoning him.
| Hon. E. P. BALDWIN, of Missouri, dep
| uty First Auditor of the Treasury at
Washington, it is intimated, is to receive a
decoration from Japan for services rem
| dered to a Japanese commission.
| JUDGE THURMAN writes his son from
Boston to prevent his name from being
| presented to the Ohio State Democratic
| convention as candidate for Governcr,
as he would have to decline if nominated.
| THERE were reported at Key West, on
| the 14th, twelve new cases Of fever and
| no deaths.
| The Irish Crimes Amendment bill was
| put through the second reading stage in
| the House of Lords on the 14th. The Gov
ernment's Land bill was debated in the
| Commons.
EX-SHERIFF -RAMEY of Rowan County,
KY. with son, both OF whom are wound
| ed, have been discovered at Lancaster,
| Wis. The ex-sheriff gives some new facts
| about the late war in which the Tollivers
| were exterminated.
| The following banks have been author
ized to begin business: Quincy National
| Bank of Quincy, ILL, capital $780, 600;
| First National Bank of Cimarron, Kas.,
| capital $4,000
| JARVIS ADAMS, Of Cleveland, D., has re-
signed the presidency Of the New York,
Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad Company.
He will be su ucceeded by Charles E.
Whitehead, Of New York.
| THE jury in the case of Wilson, on trial
| at Albion, n. Y, for killing his wife by
| smothering her with towel, brought in
a verdict of murder in the first de-
| gree
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